Dairoidea is a
superfamily of
crabs, comprising two
families
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which each contain a single genus:
Dairidae (the
living fossil
A living fossil is an extant taxon that cosmetically resembles related species known only from the fossil record. To be considered a living fossil, the fossil species must be old relative to the time of origin of the extant clade. Living foss ...
''
Daira''
) and
Dacryopilumnidae (''
Dacryopilumnus'') .
Species
;
Dairidae
*''
Daira americana''
Stimpson, 1860
*''
Daira coronata''
Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Zarantonello, 2005 †
*''
Daira depressa''
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1865) †
*''
Daira perlata''
(Herbst, 1790)
*''
Daira salebrosa''
Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 2002 †
*''
Daira sicula''
(Di Salvo, 1933) †
*''
Daira speciosa''
(Reuss, 1871) †
*''
Daira vulgaris''
Portell & Collins, 2004 †
;
Dacryopilumnidae
*''
Dacryopilumnus eremita''
Nobili, 1906
*''
Dacryopilumnus rathbunae''
Balss, 1932
References
External links
Crabs
Extant Eocene first appearances
Arthropod superfamilies
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